Title page of An exposition of Solomons book called Ecclesiastes or the preacher. Seen and allowed, London, 1573

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An exposition of Solomons book called Ecclesiastes or the preacher. Seen and allowedAn exposition of Salomons booke called Ecclesiastes or the preacher. Seene and allowed

Name: An exposition of Solomons book called Ecclesiastes or the preacher. Seen and allowed
Author: Martin Luther

An exposition of Solomons book called Ecclesiastes or the preacher. Seen and allowed.An exposition of Salomons booke called Ecclesiastes or the preacher. Seene and allowed.

Martin Luther 1483–1546London: printed by John Daye, 1573London: printed by Iohn Daye, 1573

181 [i.e. 187] leaves · 71k words · STC 16979 · ESTC S105591

Title page typeset from the transcription.

Chapter 1 › Error and foolishness.Chapter 1 › Errour and foolishnes.

Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.

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Error and foolishness.

Errour and foolishnes.

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Verily even to put them out from me and my kingdom, and to enhance and set upon those other. But what happened? I found that this also was but a vexation of the mind, and fruitless care, without end. Therefore the wisest way is, for a man to frame him self to take all thing in good part: why?

VErely euē to put them out from me and my kyngdome, and to enhaunce and set vpon those other. But what happened? I founde that this also was but a vexation of the mynde, and fruteles care, without end. Therefore the wisest way is, for a man to frame him selfe to take all thing in good part: why?

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For where much wisdom is, there is also great travel.

For where much wisdome is, there is also great trauell.

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He that seeth much and knoweth how things will go, It can not be, but he must be wrath and think. Ah how ungodly and how shamefully doth it pass over, whence cometh this stomaching and indignation, but of much wisdom? For he that hath knowledge in many things, hath many causes to anger

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The book

Title as printed

An exposition of Solomons book called Ecclesiastes or the preacher. Seen and allowed.An exposition of Salomons booke called Ecclesiastes or the preacher. Seene and allowed.

Author

Martin Luther 1483–1546

Place

London

Printer

John DayeIohn Daye

Year

1573

Size

181 [i.e. 187] leaves

Words

71,187

Catalogue

STC 16979 · ESTC S105591

Text

EEBO-TCP A06504

Passages

797

Sections

334

Title page

An exposition of Solomons book called Ecclesiastes or the preacher. Seen and allowedAn exposition of Salomons booke called Ecclesiastes or the preacher. Seene and allowed

Error and foolishness.

Errour and foolishnes.

For where much wisdom is, there is also great travel.

For where much wisdome is, there is also great trauell.

The second Chapter.

Then said I thus in my hart: go to, I will take mine ease, & have good days. But lo, that is vanity also.

Then sayd I thus in my hart: go to, I will take myne ease, & haue good dayes. But loe, that is vanitie also.

I said in my hart, I will take mine ease.

I sayd in my hart, I will take myne ease.

I said in my hart, I will go, and and take my pleasure.

I sayd in my hart, I will goe, and and take my pleasure.

Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

Error and foolishness.

Errour and foolishnes.

For where much wisdom is, there is also great travel.

For where much wisdome is, there is also great trauell.

The second Chapter.

Then said I thus in my hart: go to, I will take mine ease, & have good days. But lo, that is vanity also.

Then sayd I thus in my hart: go to, I will take myne ease, & haue good dayes. But loe, that is vanitie also.

I said in my hart, I will take mine ease.

I sayd in my hart, I will take myne ease.

I said in my hart, I will go, and and take my pleasure.

I sayd in my hart, I will goe, and and take my pleasure.